{"id":4677,"date":"2010-07-23T00:02:18","date_gmt":"2010-07-23T00:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/07\/convent-will-not-be-sold-to-muslim-group.html"},"modified":"2010-07-23T00:02:18","modified_gmt":"2010-07-23T00:02:18","slug":"convent-will-not-be-sold-to-muslim-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/07\/convent-will-not-be-sold-to-muslim-group.html","title":{"rendered":"Convent will NOT be sold to Muslim group"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThis news<\/a> broke Thursday afternoon: <\/p>\n

\nThe board of trustees of a Staten Island Catholic Church have rejected the controversial sale of a church building to a Muslim group looking to open a mosque.<\/p>\n

The collapse of the deal – which would have transferred the vacant convent of St. Margaret Mary Church to the Muslim American Society for $750,000 – came amid a national controversy over efforts to construct a mosque near Ground Zero.<\/p>\n

The sale was almost a done deal, until word that the Rev. Keith Fennessy had quietly signed off on it became public, angering community members.<\/p>\n

Fennessy later reversed course and said he opposed the sale, which needed to be approved by parish trustees.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the Muslim American Society said it was “disappointed” by the decision.<\/p>\n

“The pressures of bigotry and Islamophobia triumphed over a good, long-standing relationship between the archdiocese and the Muslim community,” said spokeswoman Lana Safah.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You can read more here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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